Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Arts Journal - Words

“‘We are living in the most terrible age,’ Tóibín told the Hay literary festival in Wales. ‘I know people are worried about Brexit and I know people worry about Donald Trump. But I worry about the flashback.'”

Hey, good news: Novelist Emma Straub’s “Books Are Magic is opening in the midst of a renaissance for independent booksellers. The American Booksellers Association counted 1,775 members around the country in 2016, up from 1,410 in 2010.” (Now here’s what to buy from them.)